Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Tin Soldier
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Tin Soldier
Game
Game2015
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mummy's Curse
Developer Zojoi
The London Times started it all – calling the murders the work of an ancient Egyptian curse. I accused the tabloid of capitalizing on the superstitions of the populace. Yet, three men were dead, with the wrappings of a 4000-year old mummy binding their fates together. From the Steam store page
217 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
41 positive · 20 negative
95% range 55–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 42 | 5 | 104 |
| Steam reviews | 41 | 20 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
42 of 62 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
67% recommend · 41 yes, 20 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 61 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (57 of 83 positive).
Players find the game a short, FMV-heavy detective experience with cheesy acting. [1][2][3] Some enjoy the interactive story and live-action clips, while others criticize the punishing scoring system. [4][5][6] The game is seen as a niche title best for fans of Sherlock Holmes or retro FMV games. [1][7][3]
Liked
Representative posts
- [14]
A running theme through this series is that the game system is excellent and the cases fail to live up to the possibilities. It's just as true with The Mummy's Curse, though it's at least the best of a bad lot. The biggest problem with The Case of the Mummy's Curse is it becomes fairly obvious who your culprit is early on and there is one absolutely threadbare path that allows you to haul ass to the conclusion with …
- [12]
Fun but I kinda hate the point system. Feels like the game is punishing me for wanting to explore it. I guess it's just a bad fit for how I like to play games.
- [1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJUCwjLk5g Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mummy's Curse is for a certain type of video game fan. I can't claim to be one of them. Despite that I had a great time searching the newspaper for clues and watching the live action cut scenes. Something about this game's cheap production values wins me over, from the amature acting to the obvious sets. Fans of this …
- [6]
This is a great remaster but also an odd relic from the days of FMV games. I owned the original on CD-ROM back in the day and seeing the game again in high(er) quality video brought a smile to my face. Now that I'm older though I realize that the scoring system is actually counter-intuitive; the lower your score (which increases with every clue you seek out, whether it's talking to a suspect/witness or talking to …
- [3]
really enjoyed the FMV scenes, and found it overall very charming! but the game itself leaves a lot to be desired, very short and the solution is obvious. Check it out if you enjoy Sherlock Holmes or cheesy FMV games but i wouldn't really recommend it for anyone outside of that demographic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Summarised from 34 of the 207 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mummy's Curse sits at 67% positive across 61 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 217 · most liked firstPhoenix Wright + Golden Idol + Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective = C:OMT. Still set in the 70s like the original run. The moonshot was licensed likenesses for actual 70s actors/actresses. I am the perfect person to write it. But I'm not sure I'm up to actually running the project. That's life
neutral · AI labelView post →The Incident at Galley House is absolutely my jam. It's a murder mystery narrative deduction game. If you liked Her Story or Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective or Return of the Obra Dinn or anything in that vein, you're gonna love this. store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The idea is a combo of deduction and required evidence; My current design is inspired by a bunch of games but I really like Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective style, where it is possible to solve it in a perfect minimal number of steps/encounters/scenes but you can take longer and still solve it
neutral · AI labelView post →I will start off by saying that this game has very little to actually "do" in it, it is more of an interactive story almost, but not quite. The object of all three of the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective mysteries is to gather clues by deciding on what people and places to visit. Once you have gotten enough information to solve the crime/s you will go before a judge and he will ask a few questions that you must answer correctly. Getting to the judge and answering questions using the fewest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The PC Engine's first FMV game was Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Kouza, or Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. Along with being a technical marvel, the game has an unusual origin and a future celebrity (okay, celebrity to online nerds, but still a celebrity). youtu.be/GLbrJfoWlMw
neutral · AI labelView post →SHERLOCK HOLMES CONSULTING DETECTIVE VOLUME 2
neutral · AI labelView post →I have never been worse at a game that I also loved than I am at Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective
positive · AI labelView post →Played Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective for the first time and really enjoyed it.
positive · AI labelView post →Do people know that Virtual Stupidity was made by ICOM Simulations? It shares DNA with Deja Vu, Shadowgate, and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. So, that's neat.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE DAVID MARSH COLLECTION, with source materials from ICOM Simulations games like Shadowgate, Uninvited, Deja Vu, and more. David had a treasure trove of materials from ICOM! Are you a fan of the Sega CD classic Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective? Well, there's the literal film it was filmed on
neutral · AI labelView post →Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop). Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective* Mythic Bastionland Merryshire Detective Club Trail of Cthulhu *: if we eliminate this as being more of a board game, then, uh, Sleepaway I think.
neutral · AI labelView post →Streaming in an hour, the Sega CD continues with Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and then Raw Danger continues with the third character! www.twitch.tv/supergreatfr...
neutral · AI labelView post →A running theme through this series is that the game system is excellent and the cases fail to live up to the possibilities. It's just as true with The Mummy's Curse, though it's at least the best of a bad lot. The biggest problem with The Case of the Mummy's Curse is it becomes fairly obvious who your culprit is early on and there is one absolutely threadbare path that allows you to haul ass to the conclusion with irresponsible speed. But if you reach that conclusion like most people would,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are a fan of Retro games, sure this is one to add to your library, don't expect something like Night Trap or Double Switch though. I originally owned this game on Sega CD. This game is short. Given that it was originally bundled with 2 other cases when it first came out. This game is alot better than I expected it to be given that I played the original version, either concerning video or the interface itself I came in expecting my experience on Sega CD and was suprised that it was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The principal mechanic is attention." - Mark LaCroix on BLIPPO+ ...pointing out that attention is necessary of tons of games but mostly designers are super forgiving about it? Makes me think about: obscure lore (from souls), Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, wall of links in howling dogs
neutral · AI labelView post →Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective style game, but instead of newspapers it’s recipe blogs, and all the murders are food related.
neutral · AI labelView post →two recommendations from me: - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. brilliant genre-defining boardgame. somehow from the 80s?? - Her Story. originator of the modern FMV movement both just have that freedom to speculate on someone's motives, go: huh, i wonder... and have that immediately pay off
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, remember all the outrage when the Azul sequels came out? Or Caverna? Or Gaia Project? Or Ticket to ride Europe? Or Nemesis lockdown? Or Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: jack the ripper? Or Betrayal at Baldurs gate? Or.............................................. ad infinitum? Me neither.
neutral · AI labelView post →I love the tabletop version of this game, but the digital version doesn't stand up except as a curiosity. The tabletop version has cool Side Quest mysteries to solve - little details that aren't related to the main murder, but give you some points for solving them. These have been removed from the digital version, but the clues relating to them are left in there! This means the game is left with a whole bunch of random plot threads that go absolutely nowhere. For example - in this case, you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A true masterpiece that raises the bar for all detective games 10/10 Watson is my homie (The video clips are outstanding)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last night we finally cracked into Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective after having it on our shelf for a few years. I dig it. It's basically a choose-your-own-adventure deduction game where getting more story is dependent on you figuring out the story so far. Clever format, great time-for-cost.
positive · AI labelView post →A new week and its ALL COLLABS??? Thursday 7pm BIRTHDAY YAPYAP on MinoMiushi Friday 8pm I lose all my braincells with Sherlock Holmes : Consulting Detective on AlistairArsene! and Saturday we're back to RESCUE ALEXANDER at 7:30pm on MoosenMonk!!
neutral · AI labelView post →When my dad started buying our first DVDs at the end of the 1990's (The Mummy by Stephen Sommers was our very first DVD), he also brought home Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. These are three interactive movies where the viewers can decide what Sherlock Holmes should do next.
neutral · AI labelView post →https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJUCwjLk5g Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mummy's Curse is for a certain type of video game fan. I can't claim to be one of them. Despite that I had a great time searching the newspaper for clues and watching the live action cut scenes. Something about this game's cheap production values wins me over, from the amature acting to the obvious sets. Fans of this style of logical puzzle mystery will enjoy it a lot, even if I made the worst…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective by Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady. I have only played the original solo. Bought this to play with my family, but they weren't interested. It's a bit like advanced Choose Your Own Adventure. Found a new home for the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Streaming in an hour with Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol. 2 on the Sega CD, and then more Routine! www.twitch.tv/supergreatfr...
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective.
neutral · AI labelView post →#5: Wingspan is directly next to Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor) & directly under Point City by Molly Johnson (due to my failure to put it away). Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective by Suzanne Goldberg et al is one away and it's all @bengoldman.bsky.social's fault. I'm no cheater!
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is fine but the length of the game is a bit short. I have completed the game in 1 hour.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sixteenth game of 2016 is "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social in co-op mode. We were 80% successful in solving Case Two: The Mystified Murderess.
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective tonight, so naturally, the decorum must be upheld.
neutral · AI labelView post →I think I'm going to break open Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective this weekend and do the first mystery. I've had it for a year and haven't done much with it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Analogue Duo firmware 1.3 released!. Official Analogue support link: https://www.analogue.co/support/duo/firmware/1.3 Link to related tweet: https://twitter.com/analogue/status/1773726811391709366 ---- * Added low-pass filter to ADPCM channel * Adjusted audio levels on all channels * Improvements to composite video palette * Fixed issues affecting CD stability * Fixed crashes affecting the following games: * Doraemon - Nobita no Dorabian Night * Efera & Jiliora: The Emblem from Darkness…
neutral · AI labelView post →A fairly unique detective game, at least as far as I know. There's no gamified deduction game here, there's just a case, some clues (newspaper, helpful characters from the hospital, scotland yard, and a list of places and people in london you can visit), and when you think you know what's happening and who's the culprit, you go to the judge and present your theory. Most of the interaction are presented by very cheesy short live-action clip that's really entertaining on their own, if you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Together with friends, we're organizing a Halloween Murder Mystery at our Boulder Gym (you can come!) Turns out that Dave Neale (Unlock, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars and War Story: Occupied France) has a YouTube channel full of tips! youtu.be/J5lG4GDR1rc?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly, Letters From Whitechapel is a better design of the same concept. For detective story games, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is amazing. And for public transit games, Bus is the way to go (probably)
neutral · AI labelView post →Tyrants of the Underdark, Eldritch Horror, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Brass Birmingham, Scythe, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Battlestar Galactica, The Great Wall, 51st State, Anachrony...
neutral · AI labelView post →In no order: Western Legends Fury of Dracula Istanbul Root Fromage Grand Austria Hotel Obsession My Father’s Work Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vantage Luthier (11)
neutral · AI labelView post →The first flowering of console CD-ROM occurred in 1991 with the releases of Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and It Came From the Desert - both of which were on the Turbografx-CD. While definitely dated, both games pioneered incorporating low-res video footage on consoles.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun but I kinda hate the point system. Feels like the game is punishing me for wanting to explore it. I guess it's just a bad fit for how I like to play games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In addition to the latest Detective Grimoire game and The Red Pearls of Borneo, we also have recently played a FMV (full motion video) Sherlock Holmes series from the early 90s called Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. It reminds me of the VCR interactive games of that time. They're pretty fun.
positive · AI labelView post →I talk about it from time to time, but I'm a big fan of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. Dave Neale who designed the last box (green) had a great conversation with Suzanne Goldberg, one of the co-creator of the original game.
positive · AI labelView post →8. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, by Gary Grady, Suzanne Goldberg, Jérôme Ropert - It’s really really fun to solve a mystery in this game. We have the Jack The Ripper edition because we already finished (not solved) all the cases in the Thames Murders set and gave that away to a friend.
positive · AI labelView post →reminder that the TurboGrafx “skateboarding bear who loves The Beach Boys” game, Yo Bro, was made by the same studio that did Shadowgate, Deja Vu, and the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Been playing Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective on the odd evening with the other half when we can’t be arsed with telly. Only just solved Case 2 this evening. Have absolutely loved both cases we have played so far. Highly recommend this!
positive · AI labelView post →No. Just no. I have hard times calling this a game, but whatever. Flaws in it are multifold, lets just go down a list. First, there is no handling of physical evidence. Everything is done by dialogues. Second, there is no hint of action. Be it chase, escape from locked room or trap, fight with perpetrator... These are part of Holmes universe! Yes, I know, the whole budget was consumed by shooting FMV sequences with live actors, I have no problem with that. But that leads to most catastrophic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dr. Watson wants his money back. Holmes unwrapped the mystery, but the mummy wanted a tip for the wrapping. The Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series are actually not very good games. They show their age quite well and are crying out for remasters that will most likely never happen. The FMV sequences are fun to watch but the acting wasn't really all that good. The main gameplay is basically just guessing who to talk to next. Discovering clues felt like such a chore or maybe it was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🌙 This #MegadriveMonday night we feature a launch title for the North American SEGA CD. Bundled Among a few games & GD+G discs, we feature Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, an FMV style video game based on an early 80's tabletop game/gamebook Any good? #GamersUnite #RetroGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Putt-Putt, Fatty Bear, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective… Annie Fox wrote and helped develop the games that have entertained a generation! Let's Chat with author and game designer Annie Fox! youtu.be/C-xoWxqb-iw
neutral · AI labelView post →Let’s play Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, get frustrated because we can’t solve any cases, and eat pumpkin scones!
neutral · AI labelView post →Ever play Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective?
neutral · AI labelView post →Tried Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Bakers Street Irregulars. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into creating the characters and bringing the stories to life. Unfortunately got quite lost on my first game, was way off base. Need to have another crack. #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →I really, really love this Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective game. It is so difficult and such a logic puzzle but it is so much fun. It feels like you're truly trying to solve a murder. A game where I have to take meticulous notes and corroborate evidence while building a timeline? I'm 100% in
positive · AI labelView post →Solving a mystery in Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is so cool. What a great experience.
positive · AI labelView post →No order: Arkham Horror LCG Terra Mystica Le Havre Ora et Labora Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Android: Netrunner Mage Knight Pandemic: Legacy Race for the Galaxy …and then lots and lots of things clamoring for spot #10
neutral · AI labelView post →Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is the Game of the Week! Pore over the paper and scour the streets for clues and leads in foggy London in the 19th century. Looking forward to diving into this system!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm gonna be a lil controversial and say: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
negative · AI labelView post →I loved Lorelei, but I’m after less abstract but story-based puzzles. I even felt that Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective was a little closer, but still not as deep and surprising as the obra dinn completion mechanic
neutral · AI labelView post →In that case I highly recommend Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. Best two player game (or solo) I've played boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...
positive · AI labelView post →Conitnued playtesting is pleasing pretty much all players. Open, conversational mystery solving is just my favorite activity since I first played Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective.
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